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Puff Adder (Bitis arietans arietans)
Common Boomslang - male(Dispholidus typus viridis)
Common Boomslang - female(Dispholidus typus viridis)
Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)
V E R YD A N G E R O U S
V E R YD A N G E R O U S
V E R YD A N G E R O U S
V E R YD A N G E R O U S
Rhombic Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus)
Bibron’s Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis bibronii )
Rinkhals(Hemachatus haemachatus)
Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera)
V E R YD A N G E R O U S
V E R YD A N G E R O U S D A N G E R O U S D A N G E R O U S
Herald or Red-lipped Snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia)
Mole Snake(Pseudaspis cana)
Short-snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris)
M I L D LYV E N O M O U S
C A N I N F L I C T A N A S T Y B I T E
M I L D LYV E N O M O U S
Spotted Skaapsteker(Psammophylax rhombeatus)
M I L D LYV E N O M O U S
Spotted Bush Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus)
Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis)
Rhombic Egg-eater (Dasypeltis scabra)
Bibron’s Blind Snake (Afrotyphlops bibronii )
H A R M L E S S H A R M L E S SH A R M L E S S H A R M L E S S
1 Keep the victim calm, immobilized and transport the victim to the closest hospital without delay.
2 If the victim stops breathing, resort to artificial respiration or make use of a Bag Valve Mask.
3 Call the Poison Information Centre help- line for further advice: 0861 555 777.
JOHAN MARAIS is the author of various books on reptiles including the best-seller A Complete Guide to Snakes of Southern Africa. He is a popular public speaker and offers a variety of courses including Snake Awareness, Scorpion Awareness and Venomous Snake Handling. Johan is accredited by the International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS) and is a Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) and Travel Doctor-approved service provider. His courses are also accredited by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
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... apply a tourniquet.
... cut and suck the wound.
... use ice or very hot water.
... give the victim alcohol.
... apply electric shock.
... inject antivenom randomly.
Antivenom (if required) must be administered by a doctor
in a hospital environment.
EMERGENCY PROTOCOLDO NOTIN THE EVENT OF A SNAKE BITE
PRETORIA EASTOF
Has caused human fatalities
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Painful bite, but does not require antivenom
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Not thought to be harmful
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Not dangerous to humans
H A R M L E S S
COMMON SNAKES